We've had a lot of people that have fought for this country over the years in the political realm, but also wearing the uniform, but They [the founding fathers] understood it was fragile. Benjamin Franklin walked out of that convention. He was asked, did you give us a republic or a monarchy? And his answer was, a republic. (01:48–32:03)
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Asserts that the founding fathers understood the fragility of the government they established.
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